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8582115
TITLE
Cross-sectional study of a microsatellite marker in the low density lipoprotein receptor gene in obese normotensives.
ABSTRACT
1. The low density lipoprotein receptor is an important regulator of serum cholesterol which may have implications for the development of both hypertension and obesity. In this study, genotypes for a low density lipoprotein receptor gene (LDLR) dinucleotide polymorphism were determined in both lean and obese normotensive populations. 2. In previous cross-sectional association studies an ApaLI and a HincII polymorphism for LDLR were shown to be associated with obesity in essential hypertensives. However, these polymorphisms did not show an association with obesity in normotensives. 3. In contrast, this study reports that preliminary results for an LDLR microsatellite marker, located more towards the 3' end of the gene, show a significant association with obesity in the normotensive population studied. These results indicate that LDLR could play an important role in the development of obesity, which might be independent of hypertension.
DATE PUBLISHED
1995 Jun-Jul
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
pubmed 1995/06/01
medline 1995/06/01 00:01
entrez 1995/06/01 00:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Griffiths LR Griffiths L R LR Molecular Genetics Laboratory, School of Health Sciences, NHS Faculty, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Nyholt DR Nyholt D R DR
Curtain RP Curtain R P RP
Gaffney PT Gaffney P T PT
Morris BJ Morris B J BJ
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 22
ISSUE: 6-7
TITLE: Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology
ISOABBREVIATION: Clin. Exp. Pharmacol. Physiol.
YEAR:
MONTH:
DAY:
MEDLINEDATE: 1995 Jun-Jul
SEASON:
CITEDMEDIUM: Print
ISSN: 0305-1870
ISSNTYPE: Print
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol
COUNTRY: Australia
ISSNLINKING: 0305-1870
NLMUNIQUEID: 0425076
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
GRANTS
GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Chi-Square Distribution
Cholesterol blood
Cross-Sectional Studies blood
DNA, Satellite genetics
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel genetics
Genetic Markers genetics
Genotype genetics
Humans genetics
Hypertension physiopathology
Obesity physiopathology
Polymerase Chain Reaction physiopathology
Polymorphism, Genetic physiopathology
Receptors, LDL genetics
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid genetics
SUPPLEMENTARY MESH
GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
REGISTRYNUMBER NAMEOFSUBSTANCE
0 DNA, Satellite
0 Genetic Markers
0 Receptors, LDL
97C5T2UQ7J Cholesterol
OTHER ID's